I'm not fat, I just live in the u.s. (iykyk)
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neochristian
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@neochristian Plus most places aren't pedestrian friendly so you have these massive portions and you're not even walking much 
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.bluescityleon
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@graclyn ^^THIS! SO MUCH THIS! You pretty much have to drive everywhere. Where I currently live, there are barely any sidewalks at all, so walking safely isn't an option. Only a few roads have designated bike lanes, so you can't really bike safely either.
It's so refreshing when I travel outside of the U.S. and am in cities where I can walk everywhere.
I truly believe that it would be soooooo much easier to maintain a healthy weight if I didn't have to drive everywhere or just generally had someplace easily accessible that I could walk, because I can't drive 20 minutes there and back every day just to get to a park to walk.
It's so refreshing when I travel outside of the U.S. and am in cities where I can walk everywhere.
I truly believe that it would be soooooo much easier to maintain a healthy weight if I didn't have to drive everywhere or just generally had someplace easily accessible that I could walk, because I can't drive 20 minutes there and back every day just to get to a park to walk.
@bluescityleon Exactly! My best friend lives in London and one of my favorite parts of visiting is how walkable it is and the public transport. They tease me for it, but coming from a place where you're stranded without a car- it's pretty magical. I really did feel healthier while there too even though I was actually being very unhealthy (I also have an obsession with Greggs 
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).@bluescityleon I remember visiting Orlando a couple years ago from the U.K. I needed a bank to withdraw some cash so I asked at the reception of the hotel I was staying in. The lady told me it was whatever distance (it was a 20 min walk there and back lol) and asked if I wanted her to call my a taxi. She look utterly shocked when I said no thank you it’s not far I’ll walk 
@neochristian Its bigger and it’s made of the cheapest crap imaginable.
@pknight79 my friend studied abroad in italy for 3 months and gained 30lb. americans can get fat ANYWHERE! lol
adventurer83
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. Be kind to yourself! You can do it! Just baby steps into bigger lifestyle changes.lichtenberg
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@katie2006 If you have that article can you link me 
@lichtenberg I’ll ask my husband but I think he probably just saw it while scrolling.
The gist was how heavily processed our versions of Italian foods are (olive oil, pasta) which make them difficult to digest, less fish and more red meat in the US, breading then frying foods is a part of authentic Italian cuisine but not to the extent that we use it here, less vegetables here, more snacking and convenience foods etc etc etc
The gist was how heavily processed our versions of Italian foods are (olive oil, pasta) which make them difficult to digest, less fish and more red meat in the US, breading then frying foods is a part of authentic Italian cuisine but not to the extent that we use it here, less vegetables here, more snacking and convenience foods etc etc etc
eclipsewolfe
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@djj1973 Oh god. I have this coworker, he's from the UK and he keeps mentioning how big the people are in the US. Like everything is massive, the hotels, gyms, food etc. I'm from SE Asia and I try not to add to it but he's my manager. In my part of the world, I'm already midsize. But I can easily pass as a 4 in the US, AND I LOVE IT. It makes me feel sexy lol